Health

KAMPALA, Uganda (UGNEWSLINE) - The Government of China, through China Aid, has offered Uganda a funding package of US$2.9 million to strengthen health systems and increase access to quality integrated...

HOIMA, Uganda (UGNEWSLINE) - Children living in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kikuube District are carrying deep psychological scars from conflicts in their countries of origin, with an art-based mental health...

The Government is set to launch a nationwide inspection of pig slaughter facilities as part of efforts to strengthen safety, sanitation, hygiene and regulatory compliance across Uganda’s growing pork industry....

NEW YORK — Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil), a Ugandan pharmaceutical manufacturer, has signed a sublicence agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to develop, manufacture and supply a generic...

Parliament has urged the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to modernise its 3,000-acre maize farm in Kyankwanzi and turn it into a regional food-production hub. The call was made when the...

By Million Belay (PhD) For too long, Africa’s agricultural future has been narrated as a story of rescue: outside finance, outside technology and outside expertise arriving to modernise farmers who...

As Uganda moves to finalise a costed national strategy for sickle cell disease, families in high-burden communities are waiting to see whether a policy shift will translate into earlier diagnosis,...

KAMPALA — Dei BioPharma Ltd has donated 30,000 doses of Hydroxyurea under its Hyxurea brand to the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) to support the fight against sickle cell disease....

The Ministry of Local Government, through the LoCAL Facility, launches construction of the Pawel Langetta Mini Water Supply in Kal Village, Opara Sub-county and launch additional Danish support to scale...

KAMPALA — Uganda has flagged off a three-member team to represent the country at the 48th WorldSkills International Competition, scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, from September 22 to...